Evil
Some time ago I found an article, the author talked to a psychologist about evil in man. The genesis of this article was the behavior of Russian soldiers in Ukraine. We know from the available information that the scale of the atrocities committed by Russian soldiers is unimaginable. The psychologist, when asked why this was happening, explained that it was due to many factors, such as the long-term dehumanization of Ukrainians by the Russian media, hatred, lack of control ... The main message, however, was that every human being is prone to evil, provided that he is acted upon by certain factors. History gives us countless examples of cruelty. World War II is perhaps one of the best. The mechanism that operated in Nazi Germany was similar. Dehumanizing Jews. When propaganda stripped them of their humanity, it was easier for an ordinary soldier to explain that he was actually doing nothing wrong. Although there are such disgraceful examples in post-war history. One of the most memorabl...